by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 25, 2018 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 5-month-old kitty. She was feral when I found her and I took her in with her littermates–I kept her and one boy. He continues to try and mate with her and I’m afraid that if she gets pregnant... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | May 7, 2017 | Cat Health, Cat Rescue, Kittens
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was away for a year and returned to find out that my tenants had been feeding three young cats on my back porch. One is extremely scrawny and tiny–probably weighs 4 pounds–and is extremely pregnant. I got all... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 9, 2017 | Cat Health, Kittens
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: There is a colony of feral cats near where I live. We put food out to try and help hem. They will all come and eat but won’t stay or be petted. I think they prefer their life outdoors. One fairly young female became... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 20, 2014 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My little baby girl is pregnant. I am sure she is in the later stages of pregnancy but cannot be entirely sure, as I dont know when she caught pregnant. I am happy that she is pregnant and happy to have the kittens too. I... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 30, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 2-year-old cat was due to have her second litter of kittens any day now, but about five days ago she came up missing. The night before she disappeared, she was trying very hard to get me to let her in the house. I have...
JaneA Kelley is a punk rock cat mom and award-winning blogger. She is a regular columnist for Catster Magazine, and she and the Paws and Effect Gang share a home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.